Five Woodbury University graphic design students -- including one whose work was judged to be among the best in the world - have been named award-winners by Graphis, the international journal of visual communication, which each year recognizes outstanding work in design, advertising and photography. Woodbury University's Logan Miller, a third-year student, was among 10 recipients of the International Platinum Award for a poster he designed that delivers a compelling message about gun violence. Separately, Miller was honored with a Merit Award for editorial design. Each ...

It's been 30 years since Hans Dummermuth and his wife Silvia built their 1867 Confederation log home in Haliburton, Ontario. Step inside and it's just as fresh and bright as the day they moved in. "Personally, I'm surprised," says Dummermuth. "Inside it doesn't look different at all." Family-owned and operated, 1867 Confederation Log & Timber Frame celebrates 35 years in business this year. Quality craftsmanship is one characteristic remaining constant throughout the Canadian company's journey to worldwide success. "Wood has a fantastic ...

MetaCommunications' Approval Manager , an online proofing and approval workflow solution, is changing the way that enterprises are collaborating on Microsoft Office documents. Not only is it much simpler than Microsoft SharePoint, it also provides proofing tools for a wider range of documents including video, audio, and web pages. Traditional Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document collaboration occurs through email chains, on corporate networks, or through other complex collaboration products, like SharePoint. This makes it difficult for multiple users to route ...

PR Firm Beautiful Planning Marketing & PR ,(http://beautifulplanning.com/), and #1 international best-selling author & CEO of Your Book Is Your Hook ,(http://www.yourbookisyourhook.com/ ), Jennifer S. Wilkov have teamed up to present a series of online classes solely dedicated to author learning. The first "Author Learning Intensive: How to Develop an Author Platform + PR" will be a one-hour and fifteen minute beginner class taking place on Thursday March 27th, 2014 from 4:00pm to 5:15pm EST. All classes will be presented online via Google+ Hangouts, so ...

CHOC Follies, the annual original musical comedy production that raises funds for CHOC Children's, is pleased to present "CHOCTON Abbey, the Musical Ups and Downs of Orange County High Life." This year, three evening performances and a Saturday matinee will be held at the Robert B. Moore Theatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., from Thursday, March 28 through Saturday, March 30. The CHOC Follies has earned a reputation as one of Orange County's most original and successful charity events, netting more than $6 million to date for CHOC Children's. This year's production, ...

Amanda McMillian, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, attended the DirectWomen Board Institute from January 22-24 in New York City. DirectWomen, an organization formed to position women lawyers to serve on boards of public companies, selects a group of qualified women lawyers from a competitive pool of applicants across the country to participate in the three-day program. At the DirectWomen Board Institute McMillian attended informational sessions on key issues facing current and ...

Perkuto announced the appointment of marketing consultant Josh Hill as its new Marketo Practice Lead. As Marketo Practice Lead, Josh will be responsible for developing the most efficient solutions for Perkuto's clients, Perkuto's proprietary methodology, as well overseeing the training of all Perkuto's marketing automation consultants. Josh is an experienced sales and marketing professional with 15 years experience working at the intersection of sales, marketing, and technology. He is a fixture in the marketing automation space as a prominent member of the Marketo Community. ...

Building off its astounding track record with The Aviators, the docuseries which has reached 50 million viewers in 100 different countries around the world, FourPoints Television Productions has announced its latest TV series, 'The Bikers.' 'The Bikers' -- which will employ a similar documentary formula as its resoundingly successful sister production 'The Aviators' --explores the essence of motorcycling to its core through rich storytelling and stunning videography. The new series, which begins filming this summer, is slated for release during spring of 2015 and will ...

Britain has always been a strong source of skilled migrants for companies 'Down Under', but today the need for overseas workers is reaching a peak. With more than 60% of its business accounted for by Australia and New Zealand, world mover Anglo Pacific is urging candidates to seize the moment. Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, explains, "Although requirements for Christchurch's rebuild are well documented, skill shortages are becoming widespread across Australia and New Zealand. Both nations are moving into more positive economic climates, both are ...

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, creator of the world's first all-trampoline, walled playing court, will open a new park located at 1834 Southwest 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, Fla. Beginning Thursday, March 6, Sky Zone Fort Lauderdale guests will find a seemingly endless sea of wall-to-wall trampoline courts under 36-foot ceilings. The community is invited to the March 6 grand opening between 3:30 and 9 p.m. Sky Zone Fort Lauderdale has many trampoline-based offerings, including a main jump court, three dedicated dodgeball courts, a Sky Slam court with three basketball ...

CarrierDirect has continued to stack up the accolades, with Jett McCandless and Joel Clum being recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as Pros to Know in the freight industry. The firm - which provides consulting and implementation services to clients - assisted in bringing in over $40 million in revenue to over 100 leading transportation and logistics businesses across the globe in 2013. "It's incredibly humbling to be acknowledged by our peers for our contributions to help companies grow in an increasingly competitive marketplace," said Jett McCandless, ...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme announces the addition of Marvelle Berry, human resources manager at the Oxnard Procter & Gamble site, and Rigoberto Vargas, public health director at Ventura County Health Care Agency, to its board of directors. "Rigoberto and Marvelle are committed to helping advance our entire community by helping children, and we are honored to have them join our board of directors. Both are influential leaders in the Oxnard community and will have a positive impact on our 9,000+ members through their dedication," ...

Following the success of 2013's Change Day, the NHS will be relaunching the campaign 'to do something better together' on the 3rd March 2014. HCL Workforce Solutions' Nursing and Permanent divisions are proudly supporting NHS Change Day 2014, encouraging their consultants to make a pledge. HCL Nursing and HCL Permanent's nursing division have thrown their full support behind NHS Change Day with team members making individual pledges. These include: 'This year I pledge to encourage our nurses to support positive change within our business through feedback' - Taneal ...

Renowned for their line of superior coconut water, Taste Nirvana will exhibit their all-natural, Thailand-originated beverages at this year's Natural Products Expo West, the leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy product marketplace. Dedicated to providing "happiness in a bottle" and meeting the demand for premium beverages, Taste Nirvana will give attendees a taste of coconut water flavors that have been awarded "Best Coconut Beverage" by Better Homes and Gardens. Every flavor of Taste Nirvana coconut water is sure to be the freshest ...

49th Street Bail Bonds in Clearwater, Florida announces their new affiliation with the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS). This organization represents more than 15,000 bail agents nationwide as the National Voice of the bail agent. "Our goal in joining this organization is to further network with other bail bonds offices in Florida and nationally, be aware of continuing education opportunities and legislative advancements. As a Clearwater Florida bail bondsman I have been a member in the past so I felt it was right to join again" explains ...

Duminiak is an author, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, an International Spiritual Bereavement Recovery Facilitator since 1998, a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, radio co-host of Ask the Angels on BlogTalk Radio, the founder and spiritual advisor of Prayer Wave for After-Death Communications--an internet nondenominational grief support prayer group, and message board with members from 22 countries. An Expert Consultant listed with The Learning Annex. She is a contributing writer for the Open To Hope Foundation. Duminiak has been featured ...

The event is taking place in London on 13th March and Price will discuss how to manage outsource partners. "It is common knowledge that short cuts, a lack of rigour and poor practice are driving down quality and delaying projects," said Price, "these problems are magnified when dealing with outsourcing and so I will focus on sharing techniques that prevent them arising." Best practice dictates that clear logical requirements matched with high quality supporting test cases and test data is a necessity however the reality of trying to improve all these ...

A leader in color design, Brentano's vibrant selections enrich the beautiful materials and striking patterns in the spring Discovery collection. Based on drawings and notes from Design Director Iris Wang's travel journals, their newest fabrics turn inspiring moments into colorful, practical textiles. The 10 lively colors of Dynamo, a geometric pattern reminiscent of Wang's sketches of Chinese window lattice designs, spark interest for residential, hospitality and commercial projects alike. Alternating colors in the end and end polyester warp make a clear, crisp contrast ...

Travelpro the inventor of Rollaboard luggage and a market leader in innovative, high-quality luggage design is pleased to introduce the ultra-lightweight Maxlite 3 Collection, the successor of its award-winning Maxlite 2 product line. This new collection of Rollaboard and Spinner luggage offers lightweight durability, functionality, style and affordability for the business and leisure traveler. "We pride ourselves in creating outstanding durability, practicality, fashion and innovation in each of our luggage designs," said Scott Applebee, Vice President of ...

iVote, the leading provider of election management, e-commerce and e-learning systems in partnership with Deksiko, the main importer and distributor of children toys in Macedonia, announced that it have officially launched a new e-commerce site - kupiigracka.mk. The kupiigracka.mk web site offers wide variety and range of children's toys and products. Divided into separate categories, customers can browse the products in accordance with the child's age, gender and price range, enabling faster and expeditious purchasing. "The idea to reveal e-commerce site for children ...

FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leading comprehensive hospitality solutions and services provider, is pleased to announce news of the impressive accomplishments earned by two of its QA team members at the Next Generation Testing League held in Malaysia, a contest organized by UNICOM - The Global Training and Conference hub in Software Testing. Lim Su Ee and Nurul Fatonah Mohd Yusof had entered the competition with the intention of measuring their software testing skills against some of the country's leading executive experts. As FCS members, both have the knowledge in ...

The 1st Annual Bright House Regional Business Awards took place last night, on February 27 in Tampa, FL. iDatix team members were in attendance and thrilled with the announcement that iDatix had received the most prestigious award of the evening "Innovator of the Year." The Bright House Networks Regional Business Awards are intended to honor outstanding businesses throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Criteria for analysis included Vision, Growth, Stability, Innovation, and Community. Steve Allen, CEO of iDatix, was interviewed in order to demonstrate leadership in ...

The new ArrivalTickets B2B platform will be integrated in the ArrivalGuides destination content solution that is supplied to over 260 travel operators and offered as a stand-alone solution to travel operators. The ArrivalTickets platform, powered by Tiqets, aggregates inventory from over 100 suppliers, which allows it to offer more than 40 000 tours & activities, more than 620 000 dated events and over 50 000 restaurants. "We have been looking for a provider of event information on a global scale since 2007, but never found any supplier with the kind of cover ...

Following successful partnerships with renowned learning platforms such as RM Unify in the UK and Singapore's MC Online, MindMeister has now also integrated with Edmodo, the world's largest, free primary and secondary social learning platform connecting more than 32 million teachers and pupils in K+ education. Edmodo provides teachers, students, and parents with a platform to easily access all of their educational apps, keeping all digital content organized in one place. Students use their Edmodo login information to access the apps their teachers have added to their ...

TrackResults Software won the award for Perspective Magazine's "Best Product Development" at GNEX 2014 in Sarasota, Florida. The judges were particuarly impressed with TrackResults as a simple to use, sophisticated tool for resort developers. According to founding partner, Sean Nickerson "this is an exciting win for TrackResults as it highlights our passion, dedication and development that went into our software over the past few years. We are still focused of evolving the software but to be recognized as the Best Product Development in this international ...